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julia boorstin in menlo park. julia, thanks. what about the company itself? how profitable is facebook? what kind of assets do they have? jon fortt also live in menlo park with answers to those key questions. hi, jon. >> hey, carl. yeah, just a month ago marc zuckerberg unilaterally decided to start-up instagram. in about a day he'll have ten times that $10 billion in cash to spend. so what could zuckerberg spend that on? zuckerberg could eventually make a run at that other social network, twitter. he could buy more patents, a few former facebookers are running social start-ups that might be decent acquisition targets. or facebook could do nothing. >> facebook's got essentially the boosters millions problem. they've got so much money already with just the cash that they're throwing off from operations that they don't actually need the money that they're going to raise in this ipo. >> but if they're dreaming big. >> i would love to see facebook get into tv. i would love to see facebook in the payment space. >> facebook's s-1 says there are no specific plans fo
julia boorstin in menlo park. julia, thanks. what about the company itself? how profitable is facebook? what kind of assets do they have? jon fortt also live in menlo park with answers to those key questions. hi, jon. >> hey, carl. yeah, just a month ago marc zuckerberg unilaterally decided to start-up instagram. in about a day he'll have ten times that $10 billion in cash to spend. so what could zuckerberg spend that on? zuckerberg could eventually make a run at that other social...
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julia boorstin's live in l.a. with that part of the story for us. hi, julia. >> hi, sue. well, facebook is built on the idea that people want to share. so it needs to ensure that people don't feel like facebook is sharing their information against their will. so the social network points to privacy concerns as a risk factor both from regulators and users. facebook says in its s1 that it's "subject to complex and involving u.s. and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection and other matters" and concerns related to privacy and sharing safety security. so ahead of its ipo, facebook wants to make privacy policies clear and simple. proposing changes and asking users for comments and feedback. and it's launched a dedicated page for everything privacy related with information about facebook's ten different policy documents clarifying how facebook can use data and making it easier to adjust settings to control personal information. the company just wrapped up a q & a with users about those privacy changes stressing that users do have control over what they
julia boorstin's live in l.a. with that part of the story for us. hi, julia. >> hi, sue. well, facebook is built on the idea that people want to share. so it needs to ensure that people don't feel like facebook is sharing their information against their will. so the social network points to privacy concerns as a risk factor both from regulators and users. facebook says in its s1 that it's "subject to complex and involving u.s. and foreign laws and regulations regarding privacy, data...
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hi, julia. >> hi, sue. well, discovery's proving that content is king with 147 networks in 209 countries. ratings in the u.s. were up 6% last quarter on hit channels like investigation discovery, tlc and animal planet. this while overall cable ratings were flat and broadcast ratings declined. with strong international subscription and advertising growth, discovery's weak spot has been its high profile investment in oprah winfrey's own. that's where discovery invested over $300 million since 2008. but ceo tells me it will break even in the second half of the year. everyone just needs to give him a little bit more time. >> there's a line of distributors that want to pay for our content. so what we've done is created a new window of content that's 18 months and older. >> what david zaslav, we had the wrong satellite but there he was talking about netflix and streamistrea streaming video not cutting into ratings yet. they're actually being able to take that as additional revenue stream and really cash-in. let's
hi, julia. >> hi, sue. well, discovery's proving that content is king with 147 networks in 209 countries. ratings in the u.s. were up 6% last quarter on hit channels like investigation discovery, tlc and animal planet. this while overall cable ratings were flat and broadcast ratings declined. with strong international subscription and advertising growth, discovery's weak spot has been its high profile investment in oprah winfrey's own. that's where discovery invested over $300 million...
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julia, i know we'll be seeing much more of you on cnbc throughout the day. we're going to take a quick break. as we go to break, the markets have been trending to the downside in the dow jones industrial average by about 12 points. the nasdaq is down 7. the s&p 500 is off about 0.5%. and facebook is up about 7% on the day. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> welcome back to "power lunch." i'm bertha coombs at the nasdaq with an update on some of the glitches that have been happening this morning with the facebook ipo. about an hour ago nasdaq put out a message saying that there had been some execution issues on reporting back to some of these big institutional traders on what happened with the ipo cross. just a few minutes ago they told them that they are now going to deliver manual report -- what they cal
julia, i know we'll be seeing much more of you on cnbc throughout the day. we're going to take a quick break. as we go to break, the markets have been trending to the downside in the dow jones industrial average by about 12 points. the nasdaq is down 7. the s&p 500 is off about 0.5%. and facebook is up about 7% on the day. back in a moment. [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f...
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julia boorstin is there live. julia. >> that's right, tyler. with all this talk about facebook stock, harvard business school's graduating class is very excited to hear from sheryl sandberg coming up in just a bit, over an hour. the students we've talked to today have a range of opinions about what's been happening with facebook stock and the value of the social network. >> $100 billion is far more than it's worth. probably on the order of two to three x what it's worth. the market sets the prices. >> this company went public to provide value to shareholders long-term. and i think it will be rather harsh to judge returns perform the past four days. >> the markets are unpredictable. doesn't change my perception of her at all. i think it's the technology sector. things are volatile. i don't think anyone really knows how to predict the future revenue streams. >> we'll have to see whether sandberg addresses facebook's stock movement or the ipo in the speech, which should start soon after the event begins at 2:30 p.m. eastern. in the audience are th
julia boorstin is there live. julia. >> that's right, tyler. with all this talk about facebook stock, harvard business school's graduating class is very excited to hear from sheryl sandberg coming up in just a bit, over an hour. the students we've talked to today have a range of opinions about what's been happening with facebook stock and the value of the social network. >> $100 billion is far more than it's worth. probably on the order of two to three x what it's worth. the market...
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julia chatterly live in athens for us tonight. julia. >> thanks very much. from the people that i'm speaking to here in businesses, in cafes, in taxis, the next election result is wide open. but the overriding theme is the greek people want to remain in the euro. listen to what they've been telling me all week. >> i would like to stay in the euro, to remain in the euro, but things have become so difficult in this country, taxes getting higher and higher. and the pressure is dreadful. >> i have to choose austerity measures. i know they're painful, but they're less painful than the exit of greece from the european union. >> i don't think they try to force us out of that. i mean, we were the ones who like tried to join the euro even if we weren't ready for that yet. so at least -- it's our fault mostly that we joined the euro group. >> but you know, it's just not that simple. one of the most memorable conversations i've had was with a student who said she doesn't feel greek. she's a european. and we need to stop fighting amongst ourselves. but for the greeks, t
julia chatterly live in athens for us tonight. julia. >> thanks very much. from the people that i'm speaking to here in businesses, in cafes, in taxis, the next election result is wide open. but the overriding theme is the greek people want to remain in the euro. listen to what they've been telling me all week. >> i would like to stay in the euro, to remain in the euro, but things have become so difficult in this country, taxes getting higher and higher. and the pressure is...
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now to julia boorstin in palo alto, this might be facebook's most important meeting, julia, outside of new york. >> that's absolutely right, tyler. mark zuckerberg is coming home. he's presenting to investors right in facebook's own backyard. we're not far from facebook's first headquarters. about 200 investors from around california are expected here today. that's about a third the number that attended the presentation in new york. now, the event is called for noon pacific, but it's not going to actually start until around 12:45 pacific when cfo will make a couple quick remarks. then he'll be joined on stage by zuckerberg, ceo, and coo, sherl sandberg. they'll all be eating chicken curry. now, one thing that really distinguishes today's stop on the road show is the fact that a number of vcs will be in attendance. we're expecting to see representatives from graylock, axel and mer tech. all three invested in facebook and may want to invest more. security here is very tight. we hear zuckerberg is traveling with his own security detail. we actually expect the team to be coming around back
now to julia boorstin in palo alto, this might be facebook's most important meeting, julia, outside of new york. >> that's absolutely right, tyler. mark zuckerberg is coming home. he's presenting to investors right in facebook's own backyard. we're not far from facebook's first headquarters. about 200 investors from around california are expected here today. that's about a third the number that attended the presentation in new york. now, the event is called for noon pacific, but it's not...
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julia boorstin with a look at what you need to know ahead of their results. julia. >> tyler, call of duties game sales and world of war craft subscriber numbers will be in act vision reports in just a few hours. shares of the largest video game maker are off about a percentage and a half. investors watch as electronic arts struggles to compete with social games like zynga's farmville. expected to report $556 million in revenue down 26% from last year on 71% lower earnings per share of 4 cents. that's coming up against tough comparisons to last year ago's call of duty black ops. the stock is sure to move on guidance after hours. those numbers will be based on performance of diablo 3. listening very closely for any information on presales because the company might already have a sense of how well it will do as well as any commentary on their move into mobile gaming. >> julia, thanks. look at shares of pfizer at this point. the stock is down just about 0.5% at 22.10. the fda advisory panel is meet gt right now and reviewing the experimental arthritis pill. seema
julia boorstin with a look at what you need to know ahead of their results. julia. >> tyler, call of duties game sales and world of war craft subscriber numbers will be in act vision reports in just a few hours. shares of the largest video game maker are off about a percentage and a half. investors watch as electronic arts struggles to compete with social games like zynga's farmville. expected to report $556 million in revenue down 26% from last year on 71% lower earnings per share of 4...
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thanks very much, julia. we're going to move now to jackie deangelis for a market flash. >> hey, ty. david einhorn is at it again. this time with florida developer st. joe's. more criticism for the company saying the business model is flawed and the company needs to take further writedowns on its model of its unsold beach front real estate. he's had a short in this position for quite some time. down 6% on the day. >> jackie, thanks very much. apple's next contribution to society, rim's next move. and is mark zuckerberg really fit and ready to lead a public company? three key topics coming up after the break. first, some of the etfs that are going the other way. these are inverse etfs. in other words, if you bet on them, you're up today as those green arrows all demonstrate. back in two, folks. >>> welcome back to "power lunch." let's run down three big stories in the tech world. jon fortt of cnbc fame and john herring the ceo of lookout mobile are players and both joining us from our all things d conference.
thanks very much, julia. we're going to move now to jackie deangelis for a market flash. >> hey, ty. david einhorn is at it again. this time with florida developer st. joe's. more criticism for the company saying the business model is flawed and the company needs to take further writedowns on its model of its unsold beach front real estate. he's had a short in this position for quite some time. down 6% on the day. >> jackie, thanks very much. apple's next contribution to society,...
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julia boorstin speaking exclusively with them at the wired conference in new york city. julia? >> tyler, i just spoke with mark an dreeson. he's behind many of the most discorruptive companies of this generation including facebook. he thames me he's bullish on a start-up called pinterest. he's optimistic new regulation like the jobs act will help drive growth. >> in general in the last ten years there's been additional regulatory load on companies like ours. anything like the jobs bill that opens up the environment a little bit more i think is a net plus. hopefully helps companies -- helps raise money, helps them be a little more successful. maybe they're able to stay private for a little while longer. frankly we need more reform like that. >> take a look at the entire interview with mark andreeson on my blog. you can find a lot more from our coverage of the disrupters conference at wiredconference.cnbc.com. guys, back over to you. >> thank you very much. >>> let's head back to jeff kilburg. find out how he's playing tech right now. >> ty, the tech space is heating up. i really
julia boorstin speaking exclusively with them at the wired conference in new york city. julia? >> tyler, i just spoke with mark an dreeson. he's behind many of the most discorruptive companies of this generation including facebook. he thames me he's bullish on a start-up called pinterest. he's optimistic new regulation like the jobs act will help drive growth. >> in general in the last ten years there's been additional regulatory load on companies like ours. anything like the jobs...
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julia boorstin with where the money will be going next. >> sue, facebook put second market on the map. now the platform for trading private company shares is looking at life after facebook. with so many social media companies already public, companies like zynga, for the first time software company shares were the majority of second markets transactions. drop box and box.net. so last quarter software surpassed the category that facebook is part of, consumer web and social media which comprised 44% of trades. we don't know how much volume has dropped since then, last quarter second market completed $165 million in trades up from $115 million a year earlier. what do investors think is the next facebook? >> pinterest is the top rising star with almost 700% increase in the number of people watching the company from the prior quarter. also on the hot company's list, online eye glaz company warby parker, strike media, software platform service now and software development service global logic. now second market is hoping to drive trades in start-ups like pinterest as well as private bank sh
julia boorstin with where the money will be going next. >> sue, facebook put second market on the map. now the platform for trading private company shares is looking at life after facebook. with so many social media companies already public, companies like zynga, for the first time software company shares were the majority of second markets transactions. drop box and box.net. so last quarter software surpassed the category that facebook is part of, consumer web and social media which...
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julia boorstin now on the future of television. >> anywhere, any time with services like hbo-go and xfinity, they're now taking a page from traditional tv networks and investing in their own shows. >> you're fired. >> both netflix and hulu are trying a new strategy. creating their own content. hulu's first original series is "battle ground" about a struggling campaign. >> we take a look at who or customers are, what they're watching. the stories that we know would like to be told but aren't being told, and that gives us confidence as to what to invest in. >> reporter: in 2012, netflix loun muched it's first original series called lily hammer. hbo got new people to sign up for the service with the lure of sex in the city and "the sopr o sopran sopranos". >> i think our original programming will play a role why people join in and stay on netflix. >> to see what the ceo of comcast, time warner andy any go to cnbc dam. be sure to catch this tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> to jim, now. if you want to play the media sector, give me your best pick. >> first of all, disney. and i'm not just choosi
julia boorstin now on the future of television. >> anywhere, any time with services like hbo-go and xfinity, they're now taking a page from traditional tv networks and investing in their own shows. >> you're fired. >> both netflix and hulu are trying a new strategy. creating their own content. hulu's first original series is "battle ground" about a struggling campaign. >> we take a look at who or customers are, what they're watching. the stories that we know...